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Got a source on the "stifling creativity" thing? I don't see anything about it in the abstract, and I don't particularly want to pay $36 to read the paper.
by dTal 10y ago
Got a source on the "stifling creativity" thing? I don't see anything about it in the abstract, and I don't particularly want to pay $36 to read the paper.
- slv77 10y agoThe New Yorker summarized the study here: http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-caffeine-can-cramp-creativity http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/how-caffeine-can-cram...
- dTal 10y agoInteresting, thanks. That makes sense in retrospect and fits well with other research I'd heard of. (tl;dr a wandering mind is good for creativity. Caffeine stimulates focus and inhibits mind wandering) It's not quite a slam dunk though - the mind wandering is supposed to happen before the creative act. So I see no reason why going for a walk, then sitting down to write with a cup of coffee, should have any negative effects whatsoever.